Precise and Cost-effective Water Quality Monitoring Labmate Online
The Ultrameter II 6PFCE provides a comprehensive suite of in-situ water quality analysis tools that are designed to replace more costly and less convenient laboratory equipment. A true, one-handed instrument, the 6PFCE delivers Conductivity, Resistivity, TDS, pH, ORP, Free Chlorine Equivalent (FCE™), and Temperature measurements quickly and easily with the press of a button. Unlike […]
Fair Lawn NJ 2022 budget calls for more trees, water treatment plant
FAIR LAWN — The proposed municipal budget for 2022 includes a substantial increase for planting trees and also calls for a new water treatment plant. “We are really focused on greening up Fair Lawn, and it’s part of our overall plan with making sure Fair Lawn’s more environmentally friendly,” Mayor Kurt Peluso said. In the borough’s $60 million […]
Pentagon to shutter fuel facility that leaked into Pearl Harbor tap water
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the permanent closure of the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii, the final chapter in an embarrassing saga for the Pentagon after leaks from the massive facility contaminated Pearl Harbor’s tap water. The fuel tanks, dating to World War II and built into the side of […]
Claims process begins for First Nations in drinking water class-action settlement
Eighteen First Nations in Manitoba are eligible for compensation as part of an $8-billion class-action settlement over contaminated drinking water. A year-long claims process started Monday as part of the national settlement, which was reached in part because of a northern Manitoba First Nations legal fight. Tataskweyak Cree Nation (Split Lake) is one of the […]
US military to close fuel storage facility in Hawaii where water was contaminated by leak | National
The Department of Defense will close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii permanently, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday. The facility was temporarily closed after water was contaminated by a petroleum leak from the facility that sickened military families and children in Hawaii in November. The facility will be defueled and closed […]
Bill that would allow vets exposed to toxic water to sue passes House
The House has passed a bill from U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright and two of his colleagues from North Carolina that would allow those harmed by contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune to sue for compensation. Cartwright (D-Moosic) worked on the legislation with Reps. Gregory Murphy and David Price, a Republican and a Democrat, respectively, from North […]
Money sought for Paynesville Benzene leak, money approved for Cosmos water updates | News
(St. Paul MN-) Senator Jeff Howe of Rockville has presented legislation that appropriates money to allow the City of Paynesville to hire an independent contractor to assess remediation that has been done regarding previous gasoline contamination in multiple water wells. Benzene was first identified at Paynesville’s Midtown Service Station site in 1985, and the affected […]
Council approves $2.1M water main replacement bid
The Magnolia City Council voted on Monday, Feb. 28, to replace a majority of the city’s cast iron water mains. This is the second phase of a project to replace the old cast iron water mains in Magnolia with more modern hardware. The new main lines will be made of PVC like those put in […]
State seeking help with outreach for water issues in rural valley communities | News
If you know your way around poor, rural communities with bad drinking water in the San Joaquin Valley, the state needs your help. A highly anticipated $130 million annual program to fix bad drinking water systems in disadvantaged communities has sputtered getting off the ground because the state can’t seem to connect with residents. So, […]
In UP’s only 2 ST seats, anger over stalled projects, drinking water
Duddhi and Obra, the only two Assembly constituencies reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh, seem stuck in a time warp. The two seats in backward Sonbhadra district go to the polls on Monday — the last day of polling in the state — with the all-too-familiar issues of roti-kapda-makaan, besides clean drinking water, as […]